A 35-year-old Los Angeles man died late Saturday night after crashing his motorcycle on the Artesia (91) Freeway in Long Beach, authorities said.

The man, Damien Phillips, was riding his 2006 Yamaha RI west on the 91 at an unknown speed near Atlantic Avenue when he struck the guard on the north side of the roadway at about 10:30PM, according to California Highway Patrol officials. This caused Phillips to be ejected from his bike into the Los Angeles River in Long Beach.

Long Beach Fire Department personnel pronounced Phillips dead at the scene at 11:05PM.

City News Service contributed to this report.